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Double IPA
Stoudts Brewing Co.
- From:
- Stoudts Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,802 - ABV:
- 9.43%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #12,932 - Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 12.91%
- Reviews:
- 770
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 27, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 23, 2004
- Wants:
- 69
- Gots:
- 91
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Rated by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Too sweet for this guy...
Sep 12, 2018Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12-oz bottle into pint glass in February 2018. No packaged date on the bottle, and drank less than 1 week after purchase.
Appearance: Deep gold body with thick light-tan head. Beer is a bit cloudy. Head is very thick, and leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Aroma filled with a strong hops aroma, and includes citrus, grapefruit, pepper, and pine smells.
Taste: There is a noticeable hops flavor, as expected from an American IPA. There is good bite from the hops along with other flavors like citrus, but the hops bitterness is not overpowering. This is not as bitter as some other American IPAs, and there is a little sweetness. The aftertaste provides a variety of flavors over time. Not overly bitter or hoppy, and has a nice balance.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Strong alcohol, which matches the 9.4% posted.
This is a smooth strong-bodied beer, that is easy to drink. It is a good IPA, and is very well balanced. The aftertaste is really enjoyable. I would definitely drink this again.
Feb 15, 2018Appearance: Deep gold body with thick light-tan head. Beer is a bit cloudy. Head is very thick, and leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Aroma filled with a strong hops aroma, and includes citrus, grapefruit, pepper, and pine smells.
Taste: There is a noticeable hops flavor, as expected from an American IPA. There is good bite from the hops along with other flavors like citrus, but the hops bitterness is not overpowering. This is not as bitter as some other American IPAs, and there is a little sweetness. The aftertaste provides a variety of flavors over time. Not overly bitter or hoppy, and has a nice balance.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Strong alcohol, which matches the 9.4% posted.
This is a smooth strong-bodied beer, that is easy to drink. It is a good IPA, and is very well balanced. The aftertaste is really enjoyable. I would definitely drink this again.
Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York
3.32/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
A: Deep orange pour with a light two-inch head that dissipates quickly leaving moderate lacing.
S: Strong banana, mango, a bit of cheap tequila.
T: Very sweet, caramel, aggressive malt character; alcohol plays heavy.
F: A oily, coating mouthfeel with subdued carbonation.
O: Boozy, malty, slick, hot as opposed to a hop-bomb DIPA.
Jan 04, 2017S: Strong banana, mango, a bit of cheap tequila.
T: Very sweet, caramel, aggressive malt character; alcohol plays heavy.
F: A oily, coating mouthfeel with subdued carbonation.
O: Boozy, malty, slick, hot as opposed to a hop-bomb DIPA.
Reviewed by HeadyTopperLover from Pennsylvania
4.75/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is another dangerous beer. Very smooth, but oh so potent if you aren't careful. 9.43 ABV is a powerhouse but you don't taste the alcohol. Nice color, nice aroma, nice finish. Say goodnight Gracie.
Jul 25, 2016Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a 13 oz tulip glass bottled on 4/13/16. Pours a dark orange with a 2 inch sticky white head that leaves behind plenty of lace.
Smell is apricot, mellon, caramel, biscuit, and a little grapefruit.
Taste apricot, bubblegum, biscuit, caramel, and a little more grapefruit in the finish.
Mouthfeel is pretty big for the style, nice amount of life, not really dry, and besides the rather odd pairings of flavors, pretty approachable for its size.
Overall this is a very unique DIPA, kind of leaves you confused, but really pretty interestingly tasty.
May 27, 2016Smell is apricot, mellon, caramel, biscuit, and a little grapefruit.
Taste apricot, bubblegum, biscuit, caramel, and a little more grapefruit in the finish.
Mouthfeel is pretty big for the style, nice amount of life, not really dry, and besides the rather odd pairings of flavors, pretty approachable for its size.
Overall this is a very unique DIPA, kind of leaves you confused, but really pretty interestingly tasty.
Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
3.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this on draught in a pub. It was served in a pint glass. It pours a hazy copper color with a thin, khaki-colored head and lacing. For an IPA, the smell is surprisingly malty and there is a distinct aroma of ripe fruit. The taste was totally unexpected: it's quite sweet with ripe strawberry and a lot of caramel up front and a slight bitter hoppy taste at the finish. It is also surprisingly malty. It's a medium-bodied ale, lightly carbonated, and the 9.43% ABV is noticeable but not overwhelming. Overall, this is, to me, a unique Double IPA, the sweet fruit and malt being prevalent. I really enjoyed it. I would like to try this one in a bottle and at a warmer temperature.
May 21, 2016Reviewed by reverendsteveii from Pennsylvania
4.01/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Got bottles at a local quick six, served a chilled pint glass. A caveat, I'm an IPA man, and this is my first double/imperial IPA review.
Color - Dirty blonde tending to copper, cloudy and opaque like a Hefe, but darker in color. A middle ground between a hefe weizen and an IPA.
Nose - Very malty, very hot, corn/bourbon note, hops not very forward
Head - White with a touch of coloration from the beer, airy, recedes after about a minute, but leaves eavy lacing
Mouthfeel - Heavy and thick, but just hoppy and strong enough to not leave the mouth feeling 'coated' as with barleywines and other strong beers. Middling-light carbonation, a bit creamy.
Taste - Opens v sweet, v hot, almost overwhelming. hops add crisp but slightly soapy finish (simcoe?). On second sip, detecting chocolate, coffee and caramel notes.
Impression: The first sip is half vodka half corn syrup, with a touch of caramel. The second sip is a little less surprising in its boldness, and you begin to notice the hops in the finish. On the third sip, the hops become more pronounced (perhaps the sweetness taste buds on your tongue have taken a well-deserved break) and you begin to realize there's some complexity here, but the hops also come quite close to being chemical in their bitterness. The caramel gives way to coffee and chocolate, which compliment the bitter finish brilliantly. This one's a grower, and I didn't care for it at first. The depth, however, is surprising.
This beer is an example of a genre I don't normally care for, but has a uniqueness that makes it stand out compared to other beers in this style. 85%, an excellent proof of the fact that high gravity doesn't mean a simplistic malt nightmare,
Mar 16, 2016Color - Dirty blonde tending to copper, cloudy and opaque like a Hefe, but darker in color. A middle ground between a hefe weizen and an IPA.
Nose - Very malty, very hot, corn/bourbon note, hops not very forward
Head - White with a touch of coloration from the beer, airy, recedes after about a minute, but leaves eavy lacing
Mouthfeel - Heavy and thick, but just hoppy and strong enough to not leave the mouth feeling 'coated' as with barleywines and other strong beers. Middling-light carbonation, a bit creamy.
Taste - Opens v sweet, v hot, almost overwhelming. hops add crisp but slightly soapy finish (simcoe?). On second sip, detecting chocolate, coffee and caramel notes.
Impression: The first sip is half vodka half corn syrup, with a touch of caramel. The second sip is a little less surprising in its boldness, and you begin to notice the hops in the finish. On the third sip, the hops become more pronounced (perhaps the sweetness taste buds on your tongue have taken a well-deserved break) and you begin to realize there's some complexity here, but the hops also come quite close to being chemical in their bitterness. The caramel gives way to coffee and chocolate, which compliment the bitter finish brilliantly. This one's a grower, and I didn't care for it at first. The depth, however, is surprising.
This beer is an example of a genre I don't normally care for, but has a uniqueness that makes it stand out compared to other beers in this style. 85%, an excellent proof of the fact that high gravity doesn't mean a simplistic malt nightmare,
Double IPA from Stoudts Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
1287 ratings
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